Team Budget Forklifts

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Team Budget Forklifts
Logo Budget Forklifts.png
Team information
UCI codeBFL
RegisteredAustralia
Founded2008
Disbanded2015
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental
BicyclesCervélo[1]
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerTim Leunig
Team name history
2008
2009–2015
Ord Minnett-Triple Play
Team Budget Forklifts

Team Budget Forklifts was an Australian UCI Continental cycling team established in 2008.[2] The team disbanded in 2015.

For the 2015 season the team was able to sign World Hour record holder Jack Bobridge[3]

Major wins[]

2009
Stage 8 Tour of Wellington, Jack Anderson
Oceania Time Trial Championships, Jack Anderson
Stage 1 Tour of Singkarak, Malcolm Rudolph
2013
 New Zealand National Time Trial Championships, Michael Vink
Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo, Michael Vink
Stage 2 Tour of Singkarak,
Stage 6 Tour of Taihu Lake, Jesse Kerrison
2014
Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic, Michael Vink
Prologue, Michael Vink
Overall Tour de Hokkaido,
Overall Tour of Taihu Lake, Sam Witmitz
Stage 1, Jesse Kerrison
Stages 3, 6 & 7, Sam Witmitz
Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands, Jesse Kerrison
2015
Stage 4 New Zealand Cycle Classic,
Stage 3a Tour de Beauce, Brendan Canty

National and continental champions[]

2009
OceaniaChampionJersey.png Oceania Time Trial Championships, Jack Anderson
2013
MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG New Zealand National Time Trial Championships, Michael Vink

2014 roster[]

As at 31 December 2014

Rider Date of birth
  (NZL) (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 26)
  (AUS) (1982-03-20)20 March 1982 (aged 32)
  (AUS) (1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 28)
 Westley Gough (NZL) (1988-05-04)4 May 1988 (aged 26)
  (NZL) (1988-05-04)4 May 1988 (aged 26)
  (AUS) (1992-05-05)5 May 1992 (aged 22)
 Jesse Kerrison (AUS) (1994-04-03)3 April 1994 (aged 20)
  (AUS) (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 23)
  (AUS) (1983-01-21)21 January 1983 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
  (AUS) (1991-08-17)17 August 1991 (aged 23)
 Myron Simpson (NZL) (1990-07-30)30 July 1990 (aged 24)
  (AUS) (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 25)
 Michael Vink (NZL) (1991-11-22)22 November 1991 (aged 23)
  (AUS) (1984-05-10)10 May 1984 (aged 30)
  (AUS) (1989-05-29)29 May 1989 (aged 25)
 Sam Witmitz (AUS) (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 29)
  (AUS) (1992-07-11)11 July 1992 (aged 22)

References[]

  1. ^ "Cervélo announce partnership with Team Budget Forklifts". cyclingnews.com. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ "TEAM BUDGET FORKLIFTS". UCI. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Bobridge's Aussie homecoming". adelaidenow. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2021.


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